Combined foot-rest and heater.



C. S. PELTON.

COMBINED FOOT REST AND HEATER. APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1910.

Patented July 7, 1914.

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0. S. PELTON.

COMBINED EOOT EEST AND HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 29, 1910.

Patented July 7, 1914.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

application tiled April 29, 1910, `Serial NO- 558,@53-

To all fwhom t may concern i.

Be it known that l, @man S. Flatron, a

citizen of the United States, residing at ticularly to heaters of the combined` register' and radiator type which are employed for the purpose ot utilizing the exhaust' from the engines of motor vehicles for the puipese of heating such vehicles.

Certain features of the invention disclosed herein are designed with the view or providin a foot warmer for the occupants of theve icle, with an arrangement whereby the supply oi exhaust. heating duid may be conveniently controlled, and certain other features are designed with the view of ,malring the heater reversible, for application to an exhaust pipe on either side of the vehicle.

The invent1on may be dened generally as consisting of the combinations of elements embodied in the claims hereto annexed and illustrated in the drawings forming a part hereof, wherein- Figure 1 represents a rear/elevation of a heater constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 a transverse sectional view through the heater shown in the preceding gure; Fig. 3 an end elevation of the heater, the support being shown in section; Fig. 'a a view corresponding with the line Lie-e4: of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail of the valve controlling the supply to the heater; and Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the mode of attaching the heater to the exhaust pipe in direct and reversed position.,

Descri ing b reference characters the various parts s` own herein7 1 denotes the support for the heater, which may be the door of an automobile; 2 denotes the en haust pipe from the motor. This exhaust pipe will be connected with the engine and the exhaust from the engine will be presumed to flow through the pipe inthe direction indicated by the arrow and, as the engine is generally located at the front ci such vehicles, the terms front and rear will be applied correspondingly in connection with the drawings. rlFhis pipe passes through a pair of bearings comprising each a semi-circular clip 3 bolted to a base t, said base having a semi-circular seat formed therein for the adjacent portion of the supply pipe. rlhe open side of the base is closed by'a plate 5. which carries an elbow 6. This base supports a valve having a projection 7 provided with a steiny 8, said stem having an arm 9 connected thereto by means of which the valvemay be rotated. The projection 7 extends about halt way across the bore of the pipe 2 when the valve is in open lposition. r1`he valve is ot the type shown in my 'application of even date herewith #558,458 and requires no further detailed description herein. The arm9 will be operated, by means to be set orthhereinafter, to supply duid to the heater, which.

will now be described.

' rthe heater proper consists ci a plurality of pipes 10 having theiropposte ends conf heated to headers 11 and 12 respectively. 'lhe header 11 isiprovided with a threaded nipple 13,19roiectiaethrough the fleur l and having the elbow le connected thereto. header 12 is provided at one end with a downwardly extending nipple .15 projecting through the door 1 and having the elbow 16 threaded thereon, said elbow having a downwardly and rearwardly directed end 17 provided with a dared discharge outlet 18.

A casing 19 is applied to'the vehicle bottom over the heater, said casing being provided with a bottom Harige 20, by means of which it may be secured to the door 1. The front of this casing is higher than the rear, and an inclined upper surface 21 extends from the rear to the iront or the casing, the inclined surface being provided with openings 22 `for the circulation oi air, the air being supplied to the heater casing through the apertures 23 located just above the jtlange 20. rllhe rear wall of the casing is provided with a slot 2dat the central portion thereof, said slot having notches 25 for the reception oit a lever arm 26 which is provided at its outer end with an operating handle 27. r1`he inner end of the arm 26 is connected to a vertical shaft 2&3 which entends through the door and has at itslower end an arm 29 which is connected by a wire 30 with the end of the arm 9.

1n operation, the occupant fait" the vehicle moves the handle 2'? in the appropriate direction to rotate the valve in such direction as will uncover the inlet end of elbow'd'an cause the projection 'i to dedect part oir-:the exhaust gases in the pipe 2 through elbow 6,

Patented duly t, teile,

The K d ire flexlilglefpy "e section 31 and elbow 14 into the` heater. win to the arrangementof the headers and t e connecting tubes and the discharge elbow 16, the gases are discharged to the atmosphere without the production of any material noise, the heater and its discharge elbowl forming inelfect a muliierj. By movin the handle in the opposite direction, the va ve carrying the projection7iwill be closed and the heaterwlllbe c'ut out. The notches 25 coperate with the arm 26 to -hold the valve in any intermediate position. y j

Among the advantages of my heater are its extreme simplicity, which, however, does notdetract from its eiciency; convenience lof operation and its reversibility. If the exhaust pipe is on the right 4hand side of f the vehicle instead of the left, it is necessary only to turn He heater end for end, locating the apertures in the lioor so as to receive the nipples ,13 and 15 and turning the elbows 14 and 16 inthe appropriate direction to extend respectively forwardly and rearwardly `from their respective nipples.

Having thus described my inventionLwhat I claim is 1. The combination, with a motor exhaust I pipe, of a reversible heater having`connections projecting from opposite ends thereof, anis- -4 the elbow connectlons permltting charge elbow reversibly connected with one of sald connections, a supply elbow projecting from the other connection and reversibly connected thereto, a connectionbetween the supply pipe and the last mentioned elbow,

to be reversed for connection with the ex' haust ipe on either side of the vehicle.

2. T e combination, with the floor of a motor vehicle, of an exhaust pipe extending beneath said lioor, a heater sipported by said Hoor and having connections projecting from opposite ends thereof, the lower'ends at least of the connections beingl below said ioor, a dischar e elbow reversibly connected withone of said connections, a supply elbow projecting from the other connection and Ireversibly connected thereto, a flexible connection between the exhaust pipe and the last mentioned elbow, thereversible elbowsl permitting the heater to be-reversed for con-` ne'ction with the supply pipe on the other` side of the vehicle.l i

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. CLYDE S. PELTON. Witnesses:

J. B. HULL BRENNAN WEST.

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